Research Tips
Subject and Course Guides (Research Tips)
- Sources for Specific Subjects (LibGuides)
- Database Tutorial
If you need help understanding how to use the Online Databases to find articles, and transcripts, try this tutorial made by our reference staff. See General Databases. See Specific Databases. - EBook Tutorial
If you need help understanding how to use the Online EBooks, try this tutorial made by our reference staff. - Online Catalog Tutorial
If you need help understanding how to use the Online Catalog, try this tutorial made by our reference staff. - Help searching the new catalog
To find tips on different methods of searching the online catalog, both basic and advanced, and renewing your materials. - How to start searching a Gale Group Database
For help searching InfoTrac articles. - JStor Tutorial
An introduction to JStor. Use the control bar at the bottom of the screen to navigate the presentation. - Library of Congress Classification Table
This shows you what subjects correspond to the call numbers on books, and other items in our collection. - Tutorials for TEL Databases
As arranged by Tenn-Share. - Resources for Writing Term Papers:
- Style Guides:
- Tutorials About the Internet:
University of California, Berkeley
How to write a term paper
How to cite InfoTrac and GaleNet sources
Seven Steps of the Research Process
Critically Analyzing Information Sources
The Nuts and Bolts Guide to College Writing
APA Style Online
Annotated links from University of Iowa
Columbia Online Style: MLA Style
EasyBib.com